Lance Callahan, MD, is known to his hospital staff as a man with a heart of
gold. When a young woman is brought in with a gunshot wound and
severe post-traumatic amnesia, Lance is just the man to care for her.
No one knows who she is, where she’s from, or why she was left to
perish in the unforgiving desert. Even her name, Noelle, is known to
Lance only from an inscription on a necklace found in her pocket.
In his effort to help Noelle, Lance determines that due to the trauma
she has suffered, the young woman requires retraining to become
age-appropriate in all of her activities. Her little girl persona
further shocks him when she suddenly claims him as her “Daddy.”
With nowhere else for her to go, Lance turns to his close-knit family for
help, and Noelle suddenly finds herself with a new aunt and two new
uncles, along with more love than she can handle. She quickly learns
that there are some very specific rules in the Callahan home, for
both Daddy’s little girl and Lance’s big girl, and that the
consequences for breaking the rules include a very red and sore bottom!
Questions remain about Noelle’s past, and as the mystery of her origins slowly
unravels, it becomes clear that Noelle has a very special secret of
her own… a secret that could tear apart everything she’s learned to
love, including the joy of being lost and then found by a man who’s
given his heart to her.
BDSM/AP lifestyler Breanna Hayse strives to give her readers truth and
reality of the BDSM/Age-Play/Total Power and Erotic Exchange lifestyle.
Who am I?
I’m a native Californian gone ‘wild’, and had the opportunity to travel
the globe and discover the world through the eyes of both a Marine
Intelligence specialist and a BDSM lifestyler. I left the service to
go into hospice nursing and grief counseling, eventually working as a
marriage and family therapist for those involved in alternative
lifestyle development. This experience has allowed me to gain unique
inspiration for my books and offer realistic plots and relatable characters.
In 2004, my husband, John, and I joined forces to work with both
submissives and dominants- teaching, training, listening and loving.
Our goal was to take the mystery and fear out of the lifestyle and
mentor people in safe, consensual and healthy relationships.
My first book, The Game Plan, was published in 2012 and opened the door
to the now-booming world of Age-Play literature. Since that time,
I’ve devoted my ‘spare’ time to writing, researching, community
involvement, and private and group pro bono counseling in deviant
behavior, alternative lifestyle, and addiction recovery.
I was formally ‘dungeon trained’ as a Domme before discovering my
submissive side when I joined the service. My scenarios are pulled
primarily from either personal experience or observation, including
spending time in BDSM clubs as the safety/medical officer. My
multi-faceted background allows me to glean from many avenues and
give a unique and intelligent literary experience through elements of
fantasy and fiction. I also discuss the questions and psychology of
the lifestyle in a manner that is fun and informative, and based on
‘the real deal.’
I live with my husband, musician, and fellow-author, John Hayse, and
two border collies in southern California. We practice a 24/7 D&S
relationship with speckles of AP (and many trips to Build-A-Bear),
and happily spend every moment together that we can. My hobbies
include my puppies, hiding my vanilla salt-water taffy where John
can’t find it, exotic art, collecting inspirational trinkets, and
developing my own paddle line. You can also see me as a featured
author/instructor in professional conference settings and as a
Sexpert for kinkyliterature.com.
I met Callie through Facebook as I was gathering in authors. I hope you’ll enjoy her interview!
Author Bio
I gave up a rewarding career as a
senior book buyer to become a stay-at-home Mom. I had come home from work one
day, and I found that the caregiver taking care of our children had slapped my
oldest child age four at the time on the side of her head. The next day I went
into work and gave my two-weeks notice.
I have always been an avid reader. As
my children became young adults, I found I needed more in my personal life than
being the volunteer Mom at the local schools. I sat down at the computer one
day and book one Patrick, of
the Risking Love series, was born.
I am lucky that I found my soul mate and married him. Like my characters, I am a firm believer in true love.
Tell us about yourself
I
grew up in a small New England farm town. I spent a great deal of time in the
summer months on a lake in a boat reading while waves gently rocked me. In the
spring and fall, it was back to the farm town where I’d take long walks in the
woods, find the perfect spot, and sit and read or draw the things I was
surrounded by. Trees, birds, rabbits, flowers and rolling hills.
I moved to the Midwest for my job, as a senior book buyer, and found myself in
a foreign way of communicating. On the east coast, you learn at an early age to
get right to the point. State the facts, possible solutions, make a decision,
and then you went and got done what needed to be done as quickly as possible.
Here in the Midwest, I was a fish out of water. Not because of the town we live
in. That is lovely a small farm town similar to the one I grew up around. But I
found that they like to talk around the actual problem at hand and have
meetings to discuss the last meeting. Only to one day finally, get to why you
were really there to solve that one issue.
That
was so hard for my husband to deal with in the auto industry. He took to saying, “You’ll have to excuse me.
I’m from New York, and there we get right to the point. So please don’t think
me rude; it’s just the only way I know how to be.”
I found that funny because of course he could have changed and done things the way they do here in the Midwest. He just chose not to. I’m sure they were shocked by this at first, but they’ve gotten used to him over the years.
When did you know you wanted to be an author?
This may sound strange to so many authors out there who knew at an early age that they wanted to be writers, but for me, it wasn’t until my youngest child was in his last year of high school. All of the volunteer work I’d been doing around our schools here was coming to an end as most of it revolved around the book fairs, band, and the sports my children had been involved with.
So one day I sat down in front of my computer and wrote a love story that was near and dear to my heart. Much of it was fiction, but there was a good deal of my love story with my husband and myself. So the words just flowed out onto the pages. I remembered one of my English professors in college saying write what you know, so I did. I enjoyed it so much that I just kept on going until I got four and a half novels completed. Then asked myself now what do I do with them. I submitted Patrick, book one to four publishers and was lucky to have Black Velvet Seductions pick it up as well as the rest of the series.
What genres do you like to read? Are these the same genres you write in?
I used to read pretty much any novel that had something to do with the law. For example: John Grisham novels, but a few years back I started reading romance novels. I’ve been hooked ever since. All of my books are romance novels.
Is your book for adults, young adults or children?
For
adults. All of my books are love stories with a happy ending. The lovemaking
scenes are hot and spicy.
What is your current release or project?
NICOLAS Book Two in
the Risking Love Series it is on pre-order for only 99 cents until the
publication day of 3/14/19
Tell us about the key characters
Carlie comes from a life of poverty. She works hard in college and at her
job to get away from that depressing life. She has no time to start a
relationship, so when Dr. Nicolas Antonis shows interest in her, she turns him
away.
Nicolas comes from a successful, outgoing Greek family. He has three hot and
sexy brothers. My Beta Readers have already told me that I have to do another
series that revolves around the Antonis brothers especially the brooding
brother Damon. Nicolas has no intention of following the two-year plan that
Carlie is so bent on pursuing. His plan includes her becoming his.
What is your blurb or synopsis of the book?
Carlie planned to finish at the top of her class, get a corporate job, and
work her way up the ladder. She refused to risk having a life of poverty ever
again. Within her plans, there was no room for a relationship. So she had sworn
off men; especially the good Dr. Nicolas Antonis.
Nicolas had other plans. They included her becoming his.
As if Nicolas wasn’t a big enough distraction; Carlie had to worry about her
roommate’s, abusive ex-boyfriend, coming for her too.
Share an excerpt
Carlie
I turned back to the dance floor, and to the man I’d been
watching. He moved a beautiful woman around like they had been dancing together
for years. I hoped that wasn’t the case. Anyone who could move their hips the
way he did, and glide a woman around with the ease he did, had to be an amazing
lover. I imagined what it would be like to have sex with him and not have to
fake an orgasm. My body heated.
Faking it had been required most of the time
with my ex. But this man might be worth a bit of my study time. I fanned myself
just as he made eye contact with me. I felt a shiver up my spine.
Of course, I shouldn’t have been having such
thoughts. Being out with my friends for a bit of fun before diving back into my
studies should have been all that concerned me. I’d learned my lesson in junior
college that having a boyfriend interfered with my studies. Now, I had straight
A’s with just two semesters to go. Thank goodness the transfer credits didn’t
affect my GPA. My plan to graduate at the top of the class was definitely in
reach. Any distraction could jeopardize that goal.
Yet, as he left the dance floor alone, I
couldn’t help but wonder who he’d dance with next.
Nicolas
I’d gone to the club just to blow off some steam
after another long medical residency shift at the local hospital. Besides long
distance running, dancing was my favorite way to leave work behind. As I spun
the woman in my arms around the dance floor, a gorgeous woman with sandy blond
hair, dressed in a conservative pencil skirt and white blouse, caught my eye.
She watched my every move. The more she watched, the more I wanted it to be her
in my arms. When our eyes met, it felt like I’d been punched in the gut.
I wasn’t at the club to meet anyone. I was far
too busy trying to impress the powers that be at the hospital. There was only
one surgical position available—and I wanted it. It was down to one other
resident and me, and I’d already decided I’d do whatever I needed to do to make
sure the position was mine. Being a surgeon—saving lives—had been all I’d ever
wanted. If I got to do it right here in my hometown, near my close-knit family,
all the better.
As the song ended, I thanked the young lady for
the dance and then went in search of the woman I’d been drawn to. She was too
neat and tidy, with perfect hair, perfect makeup, and a professional outfit. It
was almost business attire, except for the killer black stilettos and the extra
unbuttoned button showing the start of her cleavage. I headed down the crowded
aisle toward where I had last seen her. As I searched, I reminded myself that I
was not in the market for a relationship.
Then I spotted her and observed those wary,
beautiful blue eyes—and knew I was lost. I made my way through the sea of
Friday night partiers. The closer I got to her, the faster my heart raced.
I had dressed in a dark navy suit, and I could
see her taking in every inch of my attire. Hopefully, the spark that flashed in
her eyes as she looked into mine meant that she liked what she saw and felt the
intense attraction between us. I straightened my tie and gave her a slow, sexy
smile.
Her eyes darkened.
When we were just inches apart, I took her hand,
and spun her around. “My name is Nicolas Antonis. What’s yours?”
She cleared her throat. “If you must know, it’s
Carlie Keith.”
Her sharp tone may have turned another man off,
but not me. I wanted her.
“Carlie, this next song is ours.”
I tugged her toward me and started for the dance
floor. The closer we got, the more she seemed to hesitate. I stopped abruptly and
turned to see why she was straining to get away. But then she must have changed
her mind, because instead of wrenching away she moved forward and fell into my
arms.
Her eyes squeezed closed, and her arms wrapped
around me. I told myself that I kept her tight against my body to keep her from
falling. What I was actually doing was seeing if my touch could melt a bit of
her coolness.
Her eyes fluttered open, and the heat coming
from them nearly burned me. I was sure what they were saying was, ‘My name is Carlie
Keith. Please take me.’ The fire building between us was melting her frost.
I leaned in and whispered against her ear,
“What’s wrong? Don’t you like dancing?”
Her eyes drooped closed, and she gasped as a
strand of hair on her neck stirred in the slight breeze created by my breath.
Her reaction caused my dick to get semi-hard, and I still hadn’t moved away.
She exhaled and bobbed her head. “Yes, I do, but
I’m afraid of looking foolish; I can’t do what you were doing.”
“So you were watching me?”
Do you have a favorite scene?
When Carlie meets Nicolas’s family for the first time. It is at their Greek Restaurant. The entire Antonis family is there to meet her. Carlie is overwhelmed by this, but thanks to plenty of ouzo and Nicolas’s hot brothers she ends up having a good time.
What advice would you give a beginner?
This might not be advice that newer writers want to hear, but it is
essential for you to be as successful as possible. Set up your social media
sites right away that means before you even finish your first book. That is not
to say that it is ever too late to do this just that it has to be done. If you
don’t advertise to let people know about your book how will they know that it
exists? Once they are set up advertise your books regularly. Set up social
media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Tumblr, Instagram, MeWe,
Website, and Goodreads to name a few. Pick three to start and master those
before moving on to others, or you will be too overwhelmed.
Read the genre you want to write in. This is important so you can understand
what works and doesn’t work in that genre. Of course, keep reading other types
that you enjoy too.
Write about things you know, you like, and the words will come to you more
easily. If you write about something that you are not familiar with be sure to
do plenty of research, so your story is believable.
Do yourself a favor don’t have several named characters in your book because as soon as the editor gets their hands on it, you will be editing a lot of them back out again.
I’ve published my first book! This morning I spent four hours finishing up the prep for submissions to Smashwords. It was complicated, frustrating, and exciting. Secret Past by Eileen Troemel is out there for sale on their site! https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/426548
I’m only three months later than I planned but it is finally out there and available. Please go look and buy if you feel inclined. Vicki was the first one to buy a copy.
You would think publication would be the end of the road for a book. I have to market the book through social media and however else I can. Also this is an electronic version and the next step is to see how much it will cost to do a paper version. Once that comes out, I’ll have to do more marketing.
For right now though, I’m going to bask in getting my first book published and the momentary sense of accomplishment!
This summer I had a long list of things to get done. I’ve done almost none of them. My only excuse is I got distracted and overwhelmed by the moves going on in my life. Now at this stage I just want a bit of peace before the next semester begins. I have about three weeks before work becomes totally crazy.
My romance novel I got some of the prep work done for self-publishing but I also found one more place I may submit it to. I will have to read through carefully to see if it fits the guidelines. If it fits the guidelines, I’ll submit one more time before I attempt to self publish.
Moon Affirmations I’ve submitted to one more publisher as well. I’m hoping to hear sooner rather than later on it to see if they are interested. I hope so if not I will be going the self-publishing route on that one too.
My Magic series (working title – fantasy novel series) – I finish editing what I think will be the first novel. This story I started in November 2010 and I’ve been working on sporadically since. The story in its entirety is 600 pages plus and I’m not done with the story. In the last two weeks I’ve edited the first 200 pages. As I read I thought what was I thinking and rewrote about ten pages of material to make it better adding in a couple of scenes and filling out other scenes. I think total page count now is just over 200. I’ve got all these edits in the computer (need to make a back up of these edits – soonest possible).
Next I’m moving on to the second book in this series (or the second 200 pages). I am going to edit it while I let the first book sit and stew for a bit. Ideally I’d like to edit the second book quickly (maybe a week) and then read through the rest to see if I can work on the tail end to finish the story. I think this is too much to hope for before the semester starts though. It may have to wait until January.
Each time I come back to this story, I fall in love with it. I enjoy the characters, the plots, the world I’ve created. It is one of my favorites right now. I haven’t decided whether I will try the traditional publishing route with this or just do self-publishing. I do know that I’m going to be very protective of it. Right now it feels like a new born baby (yup almost three years old but still newborn to me).
Hopefully I will continue to make progress for the next three weeks. After that all bets are off as I will be in SUPER busy mode with two classes. Oh and one other thing I want to get done in the next three weeks – read the four books I bought for my two classes – should be fun huh? I’m actually looking forward to the grammar book – yup geek I know. I found another book I really like too. It is The Emotion Thesaurus: A writers Guide to Character Expressionby Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi. It gives a definition of an emotion, physical signals, internals sensations, mental responses, cues of acute emotion, cues of suppressed emotion. It will help in editing to liven up stale description – so if I say a character was shocked – instead of saying shocked I could say they character suddenly stiffened – it sounds simple but when you are doing an initial writing saying the simple term is easy and then making it better as you edit is not always easy so this gives a list for the emotions. I think it will be a good reference book.
It has been about 6 – 8 months since I started using Vicki’s homemade goodies. My hair is fabulous. I don’t have to use conditioner anymore. My legs are almost healed; I have some scarring on the one leg that is fading and one spot on my other leg lingering. I’ve started using deodorant for the first time in a long time. It is amazing that I can wear this and no red itchy junk – just clean smelling.
We are working on building a business for these items. We’ve started a blog and will have pages with product description up soon. http://simplynaturalbyvicki.blogspot.com/ It is small still – very small. We are developing a flyer and other marketing tools. If you are interested in the products email Vicki at simplynaturalybyvicki@gmail.com.
My romance novel did not make it to the next round. This just means I have to work on self-publishing it this summer. School is done mid – to end of May so after that I will focus on getting this prepped for self-publishing.
Good news though – one of my poems will be in the Muse this spring. I’m looking forward to the reading on May 2 though I’m a bit nervous about reading the poem to a large group of people.
I’ve also been submitting some of my work to different publications (not too many as I’ve been so busy) and time will tell on these. I wrote one grant, which I will hear about end of the year and I’m planning to write another that is due in June (I think).
Finally – after being AWOL from my email for several days I was wandering through and discovered this bit of good news. My poem that was printed by CC&D Wild Places was read at a poetry reading in Chicago and there is a youtube video of it. Check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMJEfllfhxU
